# Lapras #21/106 — Great Encounters

## Summary

Lapras has been a favorite since Kanto, a gentle ferry Pokémon that fans treat as a comfort pick, and Atsuko Nishida's name, one of the original Pokémon illustrators, adds a layer of loyalty. Carry In made it a quiet deck-thinning option, but as a mid-tier Rare its appeal stays with Lapras fans. At an $18 modelled guide, up 6% over 30 days on 3 copies traded, with 121 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.18 out of Stellar Crown; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Great Encounters |
| Number | 21/106 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | DP |
| Illustrator | Atsuko Nishida |
| Release date | 2008-02-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Carry In | cost Water — Search your deck for a Pokémon Tool card, a Supporter card, and a basic Energy card, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. |
| Attack: Wave Splash | cost Water/Colorless — damage 20 |
| Weakness | Lightning +20 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Lapras #131](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/lapras) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$17.80** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-06
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-06
- Floor delivered ask: $90.97 — as of 2026-11-05T08:25:48.020Z
- Quant score: 64/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-05T08:25:48.020Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-25T21:21:30.053Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-25T21:21:27.659Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-23T00:12:08.617Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-25T21:21:27.659Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-10T00:48:48.205Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/great-encounters/lapras-21)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Adp4-21%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)